Wade back in starting lineup after 9 games

Summary of 3 articles · Updated Apr 12, 2014

"I'm going to give it a go today," Wade said shortly before Saturday's game. "That's the plan. Spoelstra said he wasn't sure if Wade will play in the final two games, Monday at Washington and Wednesday at home against Philadelphia. Wade hasn't played sinc… (more)e March 26 when he strained his hamstring in the final two minutes of the Heat's loss to Indiana. Wade was cleared by the team's training staff after completing an extensive workout on the Philips Arena court about two hours before the start of the Heat's game against Atlanta. The Heat have three games remaining in the regular season and entered Saturday with a half-game lead over the Pacers for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Heat's Wade back after nine-game absence

Dwyane Wade back in the lineup after missing nine games

Dwyane Wade returned to the starting lineup on Saturday night in Atlanta for the Heat's penultimate road game of the regular season after missing nine-straight games with a hamstring injury. Wade's on-court workout before the game included several dunks…